What are the climatic characteristics of Sichuan?

Climate characteristics of Sichuan: the annual average temperature is obviously higher, the annual accumulated temperature is higher than the same latitude, and the frost-free period is longer than the same latitude. The air is humid, rainy and foggy, and the wind speed is low. Sichuan is located in the southwest of China and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and is called "the land of abundance". It is one of the birthplaces of Taoism in China, the birthplace of ancient Shu civilization, and the place where the earliest paper money "Jiaozi" appeared in the world.

The landforms in Sichuan province are quite different from east to west, and the topography is complex and diverse. It is located in the transition zone between the first Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Chinese mainland and the middle and lower reaches of the third Yangtze River. The terrain is characterized by high in the west and low in the east, which consists of mountains, hills, plains, basins and plateaus.

Sichuan province belongs to three major climates, namely, subtropical humid climate in Sichuan basin, subtropical semi-humid climate in southwest Sichuan and alpine plateau in northwest Sichuan. The overall climate is pleasant, and there are many longevity towns, such as Dujiangyan City, Pengshan District of Meishan City and Changning County. The population over 90 years old exceeds 1000.

With a total area of 486,000 square kilometers, Sichuan Province governs 2 1 prefecture-level administrative regions, including 8 prefecture-level cities 18 and 3 autonomous prefectures. ***55 municipal districts, 19 county-level cities, 105 counties and 4 autonomous counties, making a total of 183 county-level divisions. There are 459 streets, 20 16 towns and 626 townships, with a total of 310/township division.